Welcome message from the President

Recapping 2018

Meet the Executive Council

Meeting with HSECP & the DOL senior management

Meeting with the CBE, DOL and the SACPCMP

Meeting held with the Minister of Public works

Inside This Issue:

HSE Connection Point

Safety Newsletter

Volume I , Issue No. I, January 2019

Written By: Fabian Buckley President HSE Connection Point

2019 Message from the President

I would like to welcome our members returning from their well deserved breaks and I hope everyone is well rested and ready to prevent accidents and help others find employ-ment. Let us work together towards zero injuries in our workplaces for 2019. Looking back at 2018 we had large growth of members from 99 members in the beginning of the year to 264 at the end of 2018 which is substantial growth , considering HSECP only registered and started in November of 2017. We will go in more detail as we recap on the previous year and look at our plans for the year ahead. On behalf of HSE Connection Point we wish you all the very best for you and your families so lets make 2019 a great year for us all.

HSE Connection Point

“YOU ALWAYS CONNECTED”

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HSE Connection Point Initial Meeting and introduction

Welcome Message

Recapping 2018

HSE Connection Point Progress for 2018

HSE Connection Point had a very positive and productive year for 2018 and have had positive engagements for a newly formed organization celebrating our 1 year Birthday on the 23 of December 2018.

We had confirmation for 2018 of 22 members who came forth and let us know that they found employment through HSE Connection Point which is substantially less than our previous years, but none the less 22 members who were employed through our network.

Our HSE Connection Point Website was fully operational within the first month of 2018 although, we are still improving it on a monthly basis to get it to work for our members needs and the organisations needs.

We negotiated free Incident Investigation and Emergency Evacuation training provided to a few members sponsored by IHSS Integrated Health & Safety Solutions Directors.

We negotiated reduced prices up to 50% from Sheilds RSA Management, which were only applicable for our members.

HSE was registered by the Department of Social development as a NPO 215 977.

We commenced with by-monthly video conference meetings with the Advisory Council as well as the Senior Executive council each month.

We participated in the Quarterly VA meetings with the SACPCMP.

We nominated and elected our Senior executive structure and had a face to face strategy session within the later part of the year on our way forward as an organization.

We helped over 36 members and 22 non members with their SACPCMP issues and fast tracked a majority members to attend their exams.

We established our Provisional chapters with most regions having their first meeting already and some had a meet and greet before the end of the year.

RK Safety donated 4 Nebosh IGC Courses 3 were giving to members who excelled and who gave extra efforts towards helping the organization and helping other members.

3 courses were donated for a fund raising Raffle ,1 Nebosh IGC course by RK Safety, 1 IOSH Safety courses donated by Sheilds RSA and 1 Fall Protection Developer training course donated by D&E Safety and training services.

HSE Connection Point was also published in the October 2018 National Safety Magazine.

Free Emergency Evacuation training provided to a few members

sponsored by IHSS Integrated Health & Safety Solutions

Free Working at Heights training provided for a few

members sponsored by Scaffold Training Group

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Free Incident Investigation training provided to a few members

sponsored by IHSS Integrated Health & Safety Solutions

Mpumalanga Chapter had a meet and greet at a

restaurant in Secunda

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Meet the Executive Council The Executive Structure & Meetings held in 2018

The Executive Council of HSE Connection Point had a face to

face meeting held in Johannesburg on the 26 September

2018.

The arrangements of this meeting was not just an easy

process due to the dynamics involved between the senior

members where some are based in KZN, Gauteng and two

were employed overseas at he time of the meeting with one

still working overseas.

We discussed the following points within our strategy

session and focused on the following points:

Our Vision

Our Mission

Our Values

Our Strategic Aspirations

Our SMART Targets

Our SMART Objectives

The Executive Structure of HSE Connection Point

1. Fabian Buckley, President & Council Member, Gauteng;

2.Llewelyn Walljee, Deputy President & Council Member, Gauteng;

3.Reginald Naidoo, Council Liaison & Council Member, KZN;

4.Bradley Hlubi, Secretary & Council Member; KZN;

5.Brenden August, Treasurer & Council Member, Gauteng;

6.Moosa Mahomed, Vice Treasurer ,President Gauteng;

7.Faizal Slamadien, Council Member, Gauteng;

8.Patrick Africa, Council Member, Vice President Gauteng;

9.De Munck Menderoi - Council member, President Western Cape;

10.Franklin Gunkel - Council Member, Treasurer KZN;

11.Ramon Buckley - Vice Secretary & Vice President

Mpumalanga;

12. Jeremy Anfield - Council member, President KZN;

13. Emile September- Council member - Council member Gauteng/

Kusile

14. Jeremy Silvan, Council member - President Mpumalanga;

Senior Executive Council face to face meeting held on the

26 September 2018

From left to right -Brenden August Treasurer;

Fabian Buckley President;

Bradley Hlubi Secretary and this year’s Chairperson,

Llewellyn Walljee Vice President;

Reginald Naidoo Council Liaison;

We had a very productive meeting with

valuable points raised and clearly

understood objectives by the Executives, as

we all agreed its going to be a challenge but

we will give it our all and make this

organization have a positive impact and

foster change globally. From the President

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Meeting with HSE Connection Point & DOL Meeting to Partner with the DOL

HSE CP had the privilege of convening with the Department of

Labour at their Pretoria offices for a momentous caucus.

• HSE Connection Point Executive personnel arrived with the

performance results from the previous meeting held

approximately a year ago in September 2017 to provide feedback

to the Department of Labour as agreed in our previous meeting.

• Department of Labour's HSE Performance requests and

deliverables agreed with HSE Connection Point which have all

been successfully achieved and was communicated to the DOL as

follows:

• HSE Connection Point to obtain a registered organisational

website which represents the organizations current standings.

• HSE Connection Point to be formally registered as an NGO/NPO,

HSE Connection Point is officially registered as a Non-Profit

Organization.- 215 977 NPO.

• HSE Connection Point to be formally registered as a Voluntary

Association (VA) with the SACPCMP.

• HSE Connection Point to appoint and create a board and have

members to register on their website to get actual statistics of

members currently registered with HSE Connection Point.

• We requested support from the DOL to assist with the

arrangement with the SACPCMP to commit to a date for

Moderators & Assessors Workshop, to be held for HSE

Connection Point members.

• We requested support from the DOL for funding for the

sustainability of our growing organisation.

• The two parties have also reached an agreement in which to

improve relations by formally agreeing to sign an Memorandum

of Understanding (M.O.U) in which both concur will only

strengthen our ties.

• A Work Plan for the balance of 2018 and through to 2019 with

short term and long-term goals and positive strategies recom-

mended to achieve these cooperative objectives.

• HSECP to update our website in regards to the strides made with

the DOL to form our M.O.U.

• HSECP to update our website and provide the executive board's

contact details.

HSE Connection Point Meeting held with the

Senior Management of the DOL.

Left to right –Hilton Ganesen Deputy Director of the DOL

Moosa Mohamed Deputy Treasurer HSEP

Phumudzo Maphaha Director of the DOL

Brenden August Treasurer HSECP

Llewellyn Walljee Vice President HSECP

Department of Labour Meeting held with the HSE Connection Point on 11th October 2018

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Meeting with CBE, DOL and the SACPCMP Meeting on a way forward

We convened together with the SACPCMP with our main

purpose to discuss a few pertinent issues which have still not

been resolved since our previous meeting over a year ago.

We also discussed a few new pressing matters which we wanted

a consensus between all organisations on a way moving forward.

We engaged with the SACPCMP on a few burning discussions

relating to the situation of candidates where they are neither

here nor there as far as a professional registration is concerned

and this has placed people in a real precarious situation by

becoming “unemployable” as clients and companies do not want

to employ them and clients no longer are permitted to use them

to apply for permits etc.

The SACPCMP has indicated that they will look into this matter

and we are hoping to have a concrete answer from the

SACPCMP before our next meeting.

We discussed the concern of the Agent panel interview process

and we explicitly made our concerns known that many are

frustrated with the Agent panel interview which has been

under scrutiny due to the “human” factor where people sitting

on the other end of the panel ask questions which they feel are

relevant to the industry and at the end determine if you are

“competent” or not as an Agent.

We expressed our concerns and proposed to the SACPCMP and

the CBE to seriously consider implementing a testing process

which can be marked through an examination software.

These matters were heard by both the SACPCMP and the

Council for the Built Environment with the latter noting these

concerns and Ms. Priscilla Mdlalose also indicated to investigate

these matters as they are valid issues raised and we are looking

forward to the outcomes from her further engagements.

We discussed the SACPCMP assisting us with a few of our

members becoming assessors and moderators and they have

indicated they will forward us the dates on their next available

course.

We discussed the SACPCMP looking at urgently arranging either

a free seminar or a webinar explaining to all registered

personnel how to acquire and maintain CPD points over their

five-year period without having to spend exuberant amounts of

money and days off work at seminars which most can’t even

afford.

HSE Connection Point Meeting held 19th October 2018

with DOL, CBE & SACPCMP Senior Management

Left to right- Vincent Harmse CHS Executive for

SACPCMP

Hilton Ganesen Deputy Director of Construction for the

Department of Labour- Chairman of the meeting

Priscilla Mdlalose CEO of the Council for the Built

Environment

Fabian Buckley President of HSE Connection Point

In attendance but not in picture

Brenden August Treasurer of HSE Connection Point

Moosa Mahomed Vice Treasurer of HSE Connection

Point.

Precious Makgoba Candidate Agent

Wendel Adams Candidate Agent

We will keep you all posted on our next

engagements and once we have concrete answers

to these and other questions we will inform you all

accordingly.

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Meeting held with the Minister of Public works Meeting with Minister on concerns with SACPCMP

The meeting was scheduled for 14:00 but we started later

because there was another group before us representing the

disabled people of RSA.

There was approximately 35 of us present with the Minister

Thulas Nxesi and his deputy, The CEO of the CBE, the president

of the SACPCMP and Vincent Harmse, Phumudzo Maphaha from

the DOL and many more departments and advisors to the

Minister were all present.

Warren Manning was not given a chance to speak due to the

court case being sub judice so he got stopped from addressing

the Minister.

There was 9 concerned members in attendance and due to

limited time only a few of the members were permitted to speak

and address the Minster with our concerns.

We brought three points to the table which were:

1) Temporary suspension of the registration process.

2) A full investigation into the Agent’s registered and the

processes followed from 2013.

3) A new independent body only for Occupational health and

safety professionals.

The Minister gave us 7 days to draft a motivational letter as to

why he should implement these 3 Points raised.

He will issue the letter to the SACPCMP for a chance to respond

to our points and reasons for our requests.

He has indicated that he will assist us and he is happy that we

have chosen this process to engage with them and not gone to

the courts.

I am positive something good will come out of these meetings

and we having a follow up early next year.

HSE Connection Point Meeting held a meeting on the

11th December 2018 with Thulas Nxesi Minister of Public

works, DOL, CBE & SACPCMP Senior Management

Left to right- Precious Makgoba Candidate Agent

Wendel Adams Candidate Agent Disgruntled SACPCMP-

Member

Phumudzo Maphaha Director of the Department of

Labour

Precious Makgoba Candidate Agent Disgruntled

SACPCMP Member

Thulas Nxesi Minister of Public works

Fabian Buckley President of HSE Connection Point

HSE CONNECTION POINT Contact number: 082 804 5838

Email address: fabian@hseconnection.org.za

Website: www.hseconnection.org.za

“YOU ALWAYS CONNECTED”

Volume I , Issue No. I, January 2019